'''''The Lord of the Rings''''' film trilogy consists of three live action films, directed by [[Peter Jackson]]. Principal photography for all three films took place in [[New Zealand]] over a continuous eighteen-month period &mdash; the first time that three films had ever been shot together in this way, although some ''pairs'' of films had. There were several later "pick-up" shoots over the following months and years as the films were edited, special effects were added and the script was honed and revised.

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'''''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''''', '''''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''''', and '''''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''''', known collectively as '''''The Lord of the Rings''''', are three live-action films which were directed by [[Peter Jackson]] and based upon [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien's]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

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*''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' was released in December 2001, and won the [[Hugo Award]] for Best Dramatic Presentation of 2001.

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Principal photography for all three films took place in [[New Zealand]] over a continuous eighteen-month period &mdash; the first time that three films had ever been shot together in this way, although some ''pairs'' of films had. There were several later "pick-up" shoots over the following months and years as the films were edited, special effects were added and the script was honed and revised.

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*''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' was released in December 2002

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*''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' was released in December 2003, and won all 11 [[Academy_Award|Academy Awards]] for which it was nominated, including the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] of [[2003]].

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The films for the most part follow the storyline of the books (see [[J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien's]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''); however there are some major deviations as detailed within the entry for each film.

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*''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' was released in December 2001, and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation of 2001.

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*''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' was released in December 2002.

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*''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' was released in December 2003, and won all eleven of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the award for Best Picture.

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==Facts and figures about the trilogy==

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==Differences from the book==

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The films for the most part follow the storyline of the book (see [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien's]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''); however there are some major deviations as detailed within the entry for each film.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, known collectively as The Lord of the Rings, are three live-action films which were directed by Peter Jackson and based upon J.R.R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Rings.

Principal photography for all three films took place in New Zealand over a continuous eighteen-month period — the first time that three films had ever been shot together in this way, although some pairs of films had. There were several later "pick-up" shoots over the following months and years as the films were edited, special effects were added and the script was honed and revised.